Just thought it might be interesting to see how everyone stores their sticks. So, what is your primary storage method?
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Just thought it might be interesting to see how everyone stores their sticks. So, what is your primary storage method?
Good topic, I started with a couple bail lid jars (which I still use to segregate infused sticks) and jumped right into the wineador.
I thought it might be interesting since there are pros and cons to them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluenoser
Wineador for a few boxes and the bulk of my loose cigars. I like the look and easy access, plus I'm in there enough that I know exactly where everything is without having to dig. It holds humidity great with a couple pounds of kitty litter - I think I spritz the crystals about 4 times a year or so.
I've got a big cooler for the rest, which is almost all boxes. It doesn't get opened as often,and in the last year I've only had to water it probably twice. Most of what's in there is laid down for aging.
I've completely emptied my original wooden humidor. Although my last purchase took some major tetris-ing to fit in the cooler, so I guess I have backup. I'd have to condition it again though.
Can't vote twice...so I use a wineador primarily but still have a large coolidor that I have been slowly trying to empty. For me temperature control is a necessity so the wineador is the best choice
I have one nice 300 count humi I use for aging Fuentes and storing my LPs in the upper deck. Then Ive got a tupperdor for loose CCs, another for Tatuaje, and another for random singles. I'm fortunate my bedroom holds a steady RH of 62-64 so it sort of serves as a walk in for my box purchases lol. Im thinking of investing in a cabinet though to kind of consolidate and make things look nicer.
I use about everything. Couple large coolers, couple tabletop humi's and a large floor unit. Gets confusing sometimes
because I suck at keeping track
I built my own humi. Right now it has about 20 full boxes and all three drawers are full with about 100 sticks per drawer. Not including the 150 ct I have at office. Went to a event yesterday and picked up about 100 more cigars. Time to get winesdor set up
Pendergast cabinet, active humidity and I added a cooling unit.
Have you ever put up pictures? I'd love to see the humidor you built.Quote:
Originally Posted by gordo1473
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Originally Posted by Cardinal
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Man, that is awesome. Thanks for showing us.Quote:
Originally Posted by gordo1473
I have three wooden desktop humidors and an aluminum bottle that Fonseca shipped cigars in in the 20s and 30s. Use boveda in all of them, and they seem to hold humidity well. The bottle is surprisingly airtight. It also can double as a drink shaker.
Tupperador with boveda for me. Been thinking about taking the wineador plunge though
400ct wood humidor...small frig. an now Im fillin a large frig... @Ridge is smokin them as fast as he can..an he's loosin
I have a small wineador (12 btl), a Treasure Dome, a 30 ct & a tupperador (infused).
I have 2 wineadors. 1 for CCs set at 62 with kitty litter and 1 for NCs set at 64 with kitty litter. I have a 30 count wooden humidor upstairs used as a dry box getting them sticks ready for ignition.
I'm a bit surprised that a traditional is as far behind as it is. I figured most people would be wine/coolerdor users for primary storage, but not buy a 4-1 margin.
Several tupperdors for me. With the recent move and everything else going on the past year they just work best for stable humidity. One holds bombs / passes, one holds assorted singles, and the largest holds 90 or so cheapies and my handful of large rg sticks. I have a spare large one as well, should I ever need the overflow.
Eventually I want to convert a spare room to a smoking lounge and plan to put something larger in there. Might be coolers, might be a custom cabinet, not really sure yet.
1.8 cu ft mini fridge, gutted and sealed. Humi Care EH Plus (can handle 8 cu ft), poorly painted, but customized with Lady La Gloria. My fridgedor
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Primary storage is a NewAir cc-280E wineador. I pretty much use that for my CC's and it's almost full. I also run two tupperdors for my NC's. And in the past few weeks I setup a coolidor for longer term storage of CC boxes I'm going to lay down to sleep.
I just realized I voted but never explained my vote. I use an old gun cabinet I got off craigslist for primary storage. I refinished the exterior and lined it with Spanish Cedar. I did it a few years ago when I was mostly buying 5 packs and singles. Now my collection is mostly boxes and I wish I had laid it out a bit differently (and that it was bigger). I have an overflow cooler that I use as well. I love the look of my wooden humidor but I love how well the cooler seals and how little maintenance it is. I dream of building a bigger cabinet than what I have now so everyone can live happily together. Probably with a layer of moisture barrier sandwiched between the SC and the cabinet itself.
Pics!Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...96/138/33e.jpg
I picked that I use them all. I have a wineador that needs my motivation to build shelves for it, so that I can hopefully fit all of my private stash in there, and the 100ct humi that sits on top of it, and the 20 ct humi that sits on top of THAT with infused. Oh, I also have my travel tupperdor that I always keep stocked with variety, and then there's the two overflow coolers that are all the incoming/outgoing cigars. Some of that is still part of the private stash as well, that hasn't been managed into the wineador yet - because I'm lazy about making shelves. So I use all of the above, pretty much all of the time.
I'll try to post some tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Always love to see bigazz humidor pics. Especially full ones!Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
I can't find the before pics, but here's how it looks now. Bottom is used for storage (distilled water, butane, cutters, lighters, empty boxes, etc).
http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...psxd5ehary.jpg
http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...psmtj4l6qy.jpg
I don't remember the cooler's capacity but the boxes are stacked 3-5 deep.
http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...psj0gtwsdp.jpg
@jhedrick83
what are those white bags in your cooler?
HCM beads (Aka Shilala beads). They worked ok in another humidor but I liked the Heartfelt better and I hated to just not make use of them, so they stay in there with the heartfelt tubes. The cooler is rock steady in terms of RH.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanTheEvans
Holy crap that thing's chock full!!! :) :) Beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
I can't believe you weren't going to post pics of that beast!
Thanks! I'm a CAD survivor, sometimes I relapse. I'm hoping that being totally out of storage options helps me shake it for good. There's a lot in there for long term storage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
I think you should just convert one of your rooms to a walk in humidor so you don't have to worry about being out of storage options.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
ftfy :DQuote:
Originally Posted by projectsunfire
My wife is supportive, but with limits!!Quote:
Originally Posted by projectsunfire
There's still some room in that cooler, buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
I've got lots of room, you know, if you need help with storage. Just sayin... Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
That looks amazing. Gotta admit When you said you were using an old gun cabinet I was thinking what a shame to not fill it with guns but I take it back. Looks great.
I went with the traditional wood humidor for a while but it was a cheap glasstop model that wouldn't hold RH worth a crap. So I got tired of fooling with it and switched to the tupperdor. It's not that big and a medium sized Heartfelt tube keeps it between 63% and 65% all the time.
It aint pretty, but I don't have that many sticks either. I only have a dozen or so on hand most of the time. I hope you guys realize that every time I log on and look at your pictures I commit the sin of covetousness. You all are a terrible influence.
I have a Leopold Stickley china cabinet I bought for $75 and converted into a humidor.
The people greatly desire to see it!Quote:
Originally Posted by greige matter
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